News & insights

What should behaviour change interventions target to slow antimicrobial resistance? Our researchers step through the use of some handy methods and tools to answer this question.

Military metaphors can evoke a sense of urgency and heighten the perceived threat of different issues. However, it can also transform complex problems into adversarial arenas, framing issues as a win-or-lose proposition, impacting our behaviours and how we reason with certain issues.

BehaviourWorks Australia has a few ideas (and a few researchers) when it comes to the wicked problem of dealing with plastic pollution.

What insights can behavioural science offer the humanitarian sector as it looks to transform how it operates in this challenging field?

OzHarvest has ramped up their fight against food waste to encourage Melbourians to get on board with their innovative Use-It-Up tape.

What is the role of social norms and media in impacting single-use plastic behaviours? Find out in this latest episode of Pocket Change.

Construal Level Theory describes the relationship between psychological distance and the extent to which people's thinking is concrete or abstract. The more psychologically near (distant), the more concrete (abstract) our thinking.

In behavioural science there are negative and positive spillovers. By understanding them, we may be able to understand how to promote the adoption of more pro-environmental behaviours.

What is The Spillover Effect in behavioural science? Find out in this latest episode of Pocket Change.

Environmental communicators may be unintentionally deterring plastic avoidance by emphasising undesirable social norms. In an online experiment we ran back in 2019, we found some interesting insights on the role of social norms in promoting better waste behaviours.

What is 'shared decision-making' in healthcare? It's process between clinicians and patients where both stakeholders play a key role in making decisions for the patient's treatment and wellbeing.

How do we improve bad behaviour at the local council? Geoff Paine provides some ideas from his experiences as a local councillor.